José Gregorio Vielma Mora (born 26 October 1964, San Cristóbal, Táchira) was the former governor of the

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n state of

Táchira Táchira State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal. Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,9 ...

(2012-2017). He is a member of the

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Election results

Sanctions

The

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sanctioned Vielma Mora in November 2017 as being someone who participated in "significant acts of corruption or who have been involved in serious violations of human rights". The United States sanctioned Vielma Mora on 25 July 2019 for being involved in a corrupted food scheme with Colombian businessman Alex Saab. Saab used some of his profits from corrupt food contracts to pay bribes to government officials for the importation of food through

, including to Vielma Mora, who was the governor at the time.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vielma Mora, Jose Gregorio 1964 births Living people Governors of Táchira People from San Cristóbal, Táchira United Socialist Party of Venezuela politicians People of the Crisis in Venezuela People of the 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts Recipients of Venezuelan presidential pardons Members of the Venezuelan Constituent Assembly of 1999